The quote was the concluding sentiment from the Gettysburg
Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.
In a break from my usual habit of selecting the trivia
question from a randomly chosen reference book I got this question from the
book club book I am in the middle of reading.
Specifically: A Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Since the anniversary of the address
occurred the week of the question & since the book is so good I wanted to
give it an extra shout out I decided to go with this question.